Abstract
Renewable power (photovoltaic, solar thermal or wind) is inherently intermittent and fluctuating. If renewable power has to become a major source of base-load dispatchable power, electricity storage systems of multi-MW capacity and multi-hours duration are indispensable. An overview of the advanced energy storage systems to store electrical energy generated by renewable energy sources is presented along with climatic conditions and supply demand situation of power in Saudi Arabia. Based on the review, battery features needed for the storage of electricity generated from renewable energy sources are: low cost, high efficiency, long cycle life, mature technology, withstand high ambient temperatures, large power and energy capacities and environmentally benign. Although there are various commercially available electrical energy storage systems (EESS), no single storage system meets all the requirements for an ideal EESS. Each EESS has a suitable application range.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 274-283 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors are thankful to the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy (CoRE-RE) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran established by Ministry of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia for providing the financial grant under Project No. CoRE-RE03.
Keywords
- Electrical energy storage
- Energy management
- Renewable energy
- Solar
- Storage battery
- Wind
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
